Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Dr. Romina Fiorotto, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Internal Medicine Department at the Yale School of Medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Padova and her Ph.D at the University of Parma. She next moved to US to complete her post-doctoral training at the Yale School of Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases. She was the recipient of a Liver Scholar Award from the ALF in 2011. Her scientific interest is focused on understanding the basic pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases of the biliary tree, with a long-term goal of developing innovative and more efficient therapeutic alternatives.
During the past several years, she has focused on the Cystic Fibrosis related liver disease (CFLD). Her studies uncovered the role of Toll-like receptors and epithelial innate immunity in the pathogenesis of CFLD. Currently she is exploring the complex interplay between genetic susceptibility of the biliary epithelium and the causal role of the gut microbiota in the development and progression of CFLD. She serves as a member of the AASLD Foundation Award Committee and as Steering Committee Member of the Cholestatic & Autoimmune Liver Diseases SIG.